The Story of London

We end Season 2 of the podcast with an argument- why 1086 constitutes the end of an era in London’s history and also why it represents the start of the darkest time in the cities history. A wide rang...

2 Aug 202345min

In the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1077 London rebuilt itself, and the powers that be erected the great White Tower of London. This episode examines the foundation of the Tower, and also it’s two ...

25 Juli 202341min

In the aftermath of the Norman Conquest, London witnessed as England burned in rebellion and revolt… but what part did the city take in the terrible events which followed?

19 Juli 202345min

William the Conqueror is the new King of England… now what the hell does London do about this? A chapter that looks at the immediate aftermath of the arrival of the Norman’s, and how London tried to n...

12 Juli 202337min

The last few months of 1066 was to see London suddenly find itself as THE crucial focus of invasion of England, and a minor political figure from the city called Ansgar is about to become one of the m...

5 Juli 202339min

We finally reach 1066; King Edward of England is dying and London prepares for the grand ceremony to consecrate his new vast abbey down on Thorney Island… but in the shadows an ambitious English noble...

5 Juli 202340min

In the decade before the Norman Invasion London had to come to turns with a reality it could not argue with: Harold Godwinsun and his family dominated English politics. But this meant London was help...

28 Juni 202337min

Sometime in the 1050’s Edward the Confessor constructed two new buildings which were to play a pivotal role in the cities history going forward- Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. But th...

21 Juni 202338min